Photo: BrockvilleFact · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Brockville
Most belong to Upper Canada DSB (7); CDSB of Eastern Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario run the remainder. The Catholic boards run 8 of its 15 schools, against 34% in Ontario. Taken together, Brockville and its 3 km edge hold 11 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools for 3,820 students.
What stands out about Brockville’s schools
Results on both sides
4 of the 10 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 1 below it; École secondaire catholique Ange-Gabriel, École élémentaire Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel and St John Bosco Catholic School score best. Results ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 7 schools of the 10 with results, École élémentaire Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel, St John Bosco Catholic School and J L Jordan Separate School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: École secondaire catholique Ange-Gabriel (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBThousand Islands, Brockville, Swift Waters, Westminster, Vanier, Thousand Islands Intermediate, BCI Intermediate | English public | 7 | 2,470 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Mary's, St John Bosco, St Mary's Separate, J L Jordan Separate, St Francis Xavier Separate | English Catholic | 5 | 1,050 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioAcadémie catholique Ange-Gabriel, Ange-Gabriel, intermédiaire catholique Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel | French Catholic | 3 | 300 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Who runs Brockville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 7, English Catholic 5 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Brockville’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 6 | 83% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 78% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 41% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 91% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 41% against 51% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 5 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Ange-GabrielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 78% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire Académie catholique Ange-GabrielElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 95% | Second fifth |
| St John Bosco Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 40% | Second fifth |
| J L Jordan Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 93% | Middle fifth |
| Westminster Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| Brockville Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 80% | Middle fifth |
| Thousand Islands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 89% | Middle fifth |
| Vanier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| Swift Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 15 schools in and around Brockville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Brockville
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 3 schools: École élémentaire Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel, École secondaire catholique Ange-Gabriel and École intermédiaire catholique Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel, with CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario running the public ones.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
How children get a place in Brockville
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Brockville
High schools within reach of Brockville
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
4 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public, 1 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Nearest: St Mary's High School, 0.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 385 | 0.3 km |
| Thousand Islands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 640 | 0.7 km |
| Brockville Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 425 | 1.3 km |
| École secondaire catholique Ange-GabrielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 80 | 2.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale | 37,821 | 54 | 27,150 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Port Perry | 23,928 | 9 | 4,470 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Essex | 23,872 | 7 | 2,715 | 1 | 13 km |
| Waterdown | 23,858 | 14 | 7,070 | 0 | 1 km |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 23,856 | 72 | 32,310 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Brockville | 23,720 | 15 | 3,820 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Islington | 23,659 | 59 | 28,335 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Embrun | 23,655 | 15 | 5,460 | 8 | 2 km |
| Old Barrhaven East | 23,585 | 38 | 22,400 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| Junction-Wallace Emerson | 23,484 | 116 | 42,865 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Junction Area | 14,205 | 98 | 36,500 | 6 | 0.7 km |
More schools are within reach in 212 of the 259 other towns. Of the 260, 208 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Brockville
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockville | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0.3 km |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley 11 km | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9.1 km |
| Augusta 13 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 km |
| Front of Yonge 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Prescott 19 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 km |
Next door, Elizabethtown-Kitley counts 18 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Brockville’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Brockville
How many schools are there in Brockville?
All 15 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Brockville?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel, École secondaire catholique Ange-Gabriel and École intermédiaire catholique Académie catholique Ange-Gabriel.
How do I get a place at a school in Brockville?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Brockville?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (7), CDSB of Eastern Ontario (5) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (3).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).